USFA San Bernardino Division

Hi to All,

We are looking at a very good turnout for our December tournament.
Thank you to everyone who has pre-registered and is coming.

We will be checking masks and gloves. Sam Signorelli will be at the tournament for armory repairs.

If we do not have 6 women for women’s foil or epee, the ladies will fence in the mixed foil and epee events, if they choose to do so.

Please enter College of the Desert via the Fred Waring entrance.
That way, you will by-pass the Street Faire located on the Monterey side of the campus. You may park in Parking Lot 5 directly in front of the gym. Parking is free and we leave the back door of the gym open for easy entrance. Fee is $10 per weapon.

We look forward to seeing you all!

Thank you, thank you to all the fencers who came to Hemet High School this Saturday! Fencers from Arizona, Central California, San Diego, Los Angeles and other areas, UCR, UCI, Polytechic. Thank you. We had 103 fencers and awarded 11 new ratings, one of which was an “A” rating in Epee.

The next tournament will be Saturday, December 21, 2019 at College of the Desert.

December and April dates have been added to the San Bernardino Division’s 2019-2020 tournament schedule.

Saturday, December 21, 2019, 3-weapon open at College of the Desert.
Saturday, April 4, 2020, 3-weapon open at College of the Desert.

Pre-registration on AskFred.net is open.

Now, for all 3-weapon open tournaments, women’s only foil and epee events are offered.

So, women may sign up for women’s only foil and epee, or, they may compete in a mixed and a women’s only event. Two event max.

Women’s events must have at least 6 women to make a pool and the event a rated event.

The San Bernardino Division will be hosting its qualifier for the Junior Olympics on Saturday, October 12, 2019, at Hemet High School.

This qualifier is only for fencers who are members of the San Bernardino Division.
Out-of-Division fencers are not eligible to participate.

We are checking USFA membership of fencers who have pre-registered on AskFred.
If your USFA membership shows you belong to another Division, we will email you to let you know you may not participate and to check with your Division as to when your Division will be holding its qualifier.

So, please, double-check your USFA membership to make sure you are in the San Bernardino Division.

Thank you.

First tournament of the 2019-2020 San Bernardino Division fencing season was held at College of the Desert on Saturday, September 21, 2019.

We always thank and appreciate the fencers who come to participate in our tournaments. We always have a good time and there is always plenty of very fine fencing.

Hi to All,

The first tournament of the 2019-2020 San Bernardino Division fencing tournament season will be Saturday, September 21, 2019, at College of the Desert.

The San Bernardino Division tournament fencing schedule has been posted to AskFred.net. You may pre-register for all tournaments.

We are still awaiting word from UCR as to their ability to host the December and April tournaments. We should know by the end of September.

As a reminder, for qualifiers for Junior Olympics and Summer Nationals, the fencers must be USFA members and members of the San Bernardino Division. Out-of-Division fencers may not participate in our qualifiers.

Please make sure your USFA membership is current and you have your card with you to present at the time of check-in. This speeds up signing in when you come to our events.

Looking forward to seeing everyone.

Hi to All
Our 2019-2020 San Bernardino Division fencing tournament season will be beginning very soon, September 21, 2019, to be exact, at College of the Desert.

All the Division tournaments are posted to AskFred.net.
We are still awaiting dates from UCR.
As soon as we have their confirmed dates, they will be posted to AskFred.net.

Pre-registration is open for our tournaments.

The Gryphon Fencing Academy, located in Murrieta, Ca, is part of our San Bernardino Division.  Their tournament schedule at their facility is listed on AskFred under the San Bernardino Division heading.  You may pre-register for their tournaments on AskFred.

Their tournaments are sanctioned by the San Bernardino Division, so, ratings will be awarded at their events.

For more detailed information regarding their fencing tournaments, visit their website, www.gryphon2fencing.com.

Hi to All. We are currently working on the dates and locations for our 2019-2020 San Bernardino Division fencing tournaments.

Dates already confirmed:

Saturday, September 21, 2019, College of the Desert, 3-Weapon Open
Saturday, October 12, 2019, Hemet High School, J.O. Quals
Saturday, November 2, 2019, Hemet High School, 3-Weapon Open
Saturday, December, 2019, TBD
Saturday, January 11, 2020, Hemet High School, Division Qualifier
Saturday, February 8, 2020, Hemet High School, 3-Weapon Open
Saturday, March 21, 2020, Hemet High School, 3-Weapon Open
Saturday, April 2020, TBD
Saturday, May 16, 2020, College of the Desert, 3-Weapon Open

These dates will be posted to AskFred and you may pre-register.

UCR is waiting on December and April dates.

Once the dates are known, we will post to the Division website and on AskFred.

Have a great Summer!

The End-of-Season 3-Weapon tournament was held at College of the Desert on Saturday, May 18, 2019. We had a great turnout and want to thank all the fencers who came and competed. We gave out 7 new ratings in foil, saber and epee! Congratulations to all those fencers earning their new ratings!

Epee (l-r): 3rd, Patrick Burton (Fortune), 3rd, Frank Hewitt (Cabrillo), 2nd, Bill Gelnaw (No Fear) earning his B2019 rating, 1st, Garrett Carnahan (Fortune) earning his A2019 rating.

Foil (l-r): 3rd, Gabriel Lira (Arrowhead), 3rd, Zander Vazquez (United Fencing Academy), 2nd, Timothy Bold (Columbus Fencing), 1st, Theo Schenck (Lionheart Fencing).

Saber (l-r): 3rd, Dennis Stephen (Desert Fencing Academy), 3rd, Geo Navarro (Hemet High School), 2nd, Gabriel Lira (Arrowhead), 1st, Michael Rierdan (San Diego Fencing Center) and earning his E2019 rating in saber.